{"id":441286,"date":"2017-11-26T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/26\/former-columbus-crew-player-to-organise-gala-tournamentmarathon\/"},"modified":"2017-11-26T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T09:00:19","slug":"former-columbus-crew-player-to-organise-gala-tournamentmarathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/26\/former-columbus-crew-player-to-organise-gala-tournamentmarathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Columbus Crew player to organise Gala tournament\/Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Sunday, 26 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghananewsagency.org<\/p>\n<p>2017-11-26<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/83696790.jpg\" alt=\"Fiifi Baiden\" title=\"Fiifi Baiden\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Fiifi Baiden has set up a foundation for orphans and the underprivileged<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813921649\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813921649\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1511686819_950_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former Columbus Crew midfielder Fifi Baiden, will on Friday, December 1-2, organize a football gala and a marathon for the Fifi Foundation at Ayenya, in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<p>The two competitions are meant to bring the community together and also to raise awareness about malaria and HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>The vision of the Fifi Foundation is purposed to give hope and better future to orphans and underprivileged children in Ghana, by empowering them with valuable tools through education and sports.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation founded in June this year is situated in Ayenya, but according to the player, there are future plans to relocate to a purchased land and facilities in Loum, near Dodowa soon.<\/p>\n<p>The NGO is currently helping about 50 children between the ages of 6-12. <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n20 of the children were selected for the boys soccer academy, after they were scouted by the Foundation\u2019s Ghana coaching staff in a try-out.<\/p>\n<p>Ten of the children were selected orphans from Ayenya who reside on site, whiles the rest of the community children that receives support from their foundation live at home with their parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are dedicated to providing our beneficiaries with the best opportunity to reach their potential and the ability to become role models in their community and the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Ghana, Fifi has first hand experience of the plight of poor children, having sold kerosine at age two to support his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up in Ghana was tough. My parents struggled to provide a roof over our head, three square meals on the table, let alone provide for our education. I sold Kerosine to support my family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of ten, he received a full scholarship to join the Right to Dream (RtD) academy in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>RtD helped him to land a scholarship to further his high school and college education in the U.S at Dunn School and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) respectively.<\/p>\n<p>He then went on to play professional soccer for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.    <\/p>\n<p>Fifi is being supported by a board including three other RtD graduates and Black Stars players David Accam and Mohammed Abu and Emmanuel Boateng to achieve the aims and objectives of the Fifi Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 43 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Sunday, 26 November 2017 Source: ghananewsagency.org 2017-11-26 Fiifi Baiden has set up a foundation for orphans and the underprivileged Former Columbus Crew midfielder Fifi Baiden, will on Friday, December 1-2, organize a football gala and a marathon for the Fifi Foundation at Ayenya, in the Eastern Region. 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